{"id":1753,"date":"2026-07-31T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/convly.ai\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2026-08-01T06:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T06:45:51","slug":"uninstall-ollama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo desinstalar Ollama (2026): macOS, Windows y Linux, de forma limpia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desinstalar Ollama es sencillo, pero el paso obvio solo elimina la parte m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a. La aplicaci\u00f3n ocupa unos cientos de megabytes; los <strong>modelos que descarg\u00f3 pueden ocupar decenas o incluso cientos de gigabytes<\/strong>, y se almacenan fuera de la aplicaci\u00f3n. A continuaci\u00f3n te explicamos c\u00f3mo eliminarla por completo en cada plataforma.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#faf9ff;border:1px solid #e6e1f5;border-left:4px solid #6d28d9;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#4c1d95;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Respuesta r\u00e1pida<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>macOS:<\/strong> cierra Ollama desde la barra de men\u00fa, arrastra la aplicaci\u00f3n a la Papelera y luego elimina <code>~\/.ollama<\/code>. <strong>Windows:<\/strong> cierra Ollama desde la bandeja del sistema, desinst\u00e1lalo desde Configuraci\u00f3n \u2192 Aplicaciones y luego elimina <code>%USERPROFILE%.ollama<\/code>. <strong>Linux:<\/strong> det\u00e9n y desactiva el servicio, elimina <code>\/usr\/local\/bin\/ollama<\/code>, y luego elimina <code>\/usr\/share\/ollama\/.ollama<\/code> y la <code>ollama<\/code> usuario. El directorio de modelos es el paso que la gente suele olvidar: ah\u00ed es donde realmente reside el espacio en disco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae7628bdead3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Alternar<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae7628bdead3\"  aria-label=\"Alternar\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Step_by_step_per_platform\" >Paso a paso, seg\u00fan la plataforma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Check_how_much_space_you_are_actually_reclaiming\" >Comprueba cu\u00e1nto espacio recuperar\u00e1s realmente<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Linux_remove_the_service_user_too\" >Linux: tambi\u00e9n elimina al usuario del servicio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Preguntas frecuentes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_by_step_per_platform\"><\/span>Paso a paso, seg\u00fan la plataforma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#faf9ff;border:1px solid #e6e1f5;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Plataforma<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Elimina la aplicaci\u00f3n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Elimina los modelos<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">macOS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Cierra desde la barra de men\u00fa \u2192 arrastra Ollama a la Papelera<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>rm -rf ~\/.ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Windows<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Cierra desde la bandeja del sistema \u2192 Configuraci\u00f3n \u2192 Aplicaciones \u2192 Desinstalar<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Elimina <code>%USERPROFILE%.ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Linux<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>sudo systemctl stop ollama &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl disable ollama<\/code> \u2192 <code>sudo rm \/usr\/local\/bin\/ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>sudo rm -rf \/usr\/share\/ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_how_much_space_you_are_actually_reclaiming\"><\/span>Comprueba cu\u00e1nto espacio recuperar\u00e1s realmente<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Antes de eliminar nada, vale la pena comprobar qu\u00e9 hay all\u00ed: <code>ollama list<\/code> imprime cada modelo con su tama\u00f1o. Un pu\u00f1ado de modelos de tama\u00f1o medio m\u00e1s un experimento de 70B routinariamente suma bien m\u00e1s de 100&nbsp;GB. Si solo quieres recuperar el espacio en lugar de una desinstalaci\u00f3n completa, <code>ollama rm modelname<\/code> elimina modelos individuales y mantiene la herramienta instalada \u2014 a menudo el resultado preferible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Linux_remove_the_service_user_too\"><\/span>Linux: tambi\u00e9n elimina al usuario del servicio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El instalador de Linux crea un <code>ollama<\/code> usuario del sistema dedicado y una unidad systemd. Una eliminaci\u00f3n completa detiene e inhabilita el servicio, elimina el binario y el directorio de modelos, elimina <code>\/etc\/systemd\/system\/ollama.service<\/code>, luego ejecuta <code>sudo userdel ollama<\/code> y <code>sudo groupdel ollama<\/code>. Omitir esos pasos deja una cuenta inofensiva pero desordenada en el sistema.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fffdf5;border:1px solid #f0e6c8;border-left:4px solid #b45309;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#92400e;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;\">An\u00e1lisis de Convly<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">Antes de desinstalar, preg\u00fantate si el problema es la herramienta o el modelo. La mayor\u00eda de las personas que eliminan Ollama en realidad reaccionan a la presi\u00f3n del disco o generaci\u00f3n lenta \u2014 y ambas normalmente tienen una soluci\u00f3n m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a: elimina los dos modelos sobredimensionados que probaste una vez, o cambia a una compilaci\u00f3n de 4 bits que se ajuste a tu memoria en lugar de desbordar en la RAM del sistema. Si te vas porque el flujo de trabajo de terminal no te conviene, una herramienta gr\u00e1fica junto a \u00e9l es un cambio m\u00e1s ligero que una limpieza completa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Preguntas frecuentes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>\u00bfDesinstalar Ollama elimina mis modelos?<\/h3>\n<p>No. En todas las plataformas los modelos viven en un directorio separado que sobrevive a la desinstalaci\u00f3n \u2014 debes eliminar <code>~\/.ollama<\/code> (o el equivalente de la plataforma) t\u00fa mismo.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfC\u00f3mo elimino solo un modelo?<\/h3>\n<p><code>ollama rm modelname<\/code>. Usa <code>ollama list<\/code> primero para ver nombres y tama\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto espacio en disco usan los modelos de Ollama?<\/h3>\n<p>Aproximadamente el tama\u00f1o de archivo de cada modelo: alrededor de 4\u20135&nbsp;GB para un modelo de 7\u20138B a 4 bits, ~20&nbsp;GB para un 32B, y 40&nbsp;GB o m\u00e1s para un 70B. Se acumulan r\u00e1pidamente porque nada se elimina autom\u00e1ticamente.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfPuedo reinstalar Ollama m\u00e1s tarde sin descargar los modelos de nuevo?<\/h3>\n<p>S\u00ed \u2014 si dejas el directorio de modelos en su lugar y solo eliminas la aplicaci\u00f3n, una reinstalaci\u00f3n recupera los modelos existentes inmediatamente.<\/p>\n<p>Relacionado: <a href='\/es\/how-to-install-ollama-2026\/'>Gu\u00eda de instalaci\u00f3n de Ollama<\/a> \u00b7 <a href='\/es\/ollama-models-list-2026\/'>Ollama models list and sizes<\/a> \u00b7 <a href='\/es\/ollama-alternatives\/'>Ollama alternatives<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removing Ollama takes two steps people often miss: stopping the background service, and deleting the model files, which can occupy far more disk space than the application 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